Spinning Fates and the Song of the Loom: The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature 9781789259865

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Автор: Giovanni Fanfani, Marie Louise Nosch, Mary Harlow
Название: Spinning Fates and the Song of the Loom: The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature
ISBN: 9781789259865
Издательство: Marston Book Services
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Мода и текстиль: дизайн

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Литературоведение: Классическое, раннего, высокого и позднего средневековья до 1500 г.

Археология

ISBN-10: 178925986X
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 360
Вес: 1.02 кг.
Дата издания: 31.01.2023
Серия: Ancient textiles series
Язык: English
Размер: 214 x 274 x 28
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: Archaeology,Classical texts,Literary studies: classical, early & medieval,Textile design & theory
Подзаголовок: The use of textiles, clothing and cloth production as metaphor, symbol and narrative device in greek and latin literature
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Textile imagery is pervasive in classical literature. An awareness of the craft and technology of weaving and spinning, of the production and consumption of clothing items, and of the social and religious significance of garments is key to the appreciation of how textile and cloth metaphors work as literary devices, their suitability to conceptualize human activities and represent cosmic realities, and their potential to evoke symbolic associations and generic expectations. Spanning mainly Greek and Latin poetic genres, yet encompassing comparative evidence from other Indo-European languages and literature, these 18 chapters draw a various yet consistent picture of the literary exploitation of the imagery, concepts and symbolism of ancient textiles and clothing. Topics include refreshing readings of tragic instances of deadly peploi and fatal fabrics situate them within a Near Eastern tradition of curse as garment, explore female agency in the narrative of their production, and argue for broader symbolic implications of textile-making within the sphere of natural wealth The concepts and technological principles of ancient weaving emerge as cognitive patterns that, by means of analogy rather than metaphor, are reflected in early Greek mathematic and logical thinking, and in archaic poetics. The significance of weaving technology in early philosophical conceptions of cosmic order is revived by Lucretius’ account of atomic compound structure, where he makes extensive use of textile imagery, whilst clothing imagery is at the center of the sustained intertextual strategy built by Statius in his epic poem, where recurrent cloaks activate a multilayered poetic memory.

Spinning Fates and the Song of the Loom: The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature, Giovanni Fanfani, Marie Louise Nosch, Mary Harlow